Nick and Vanessa Lachey celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary on July 15 with some very emotional — and candid — Instagram posts. The couple first met in 2006, when she appeared in the music video for his song “What’s Left Of Me,” which was about his divorce from Jessica Simpson.
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Nick, 45, wrote on Instagram, “Wow, 8 years!! Babe, it hasn’t always been easy and it hasn’t always been smooth......but it’s ALWAYS been ‘US’. I wouldn’t trade these 8 years, building our forever, for anything in the world.”
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“There is truly no one else I could do this with! You are everything to me, please always remember that,” the 98 Degrees singer continued. “I am far from perfect but please believe that my goals and dreams for us and our family are perfect. I won’t stop trying until I get there.”
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“It started with two crazy kids, throwing caution and common sense to the wind, and now we have 3 beautiful angels to show for it,” he said. “Their perfect faces represent all that is good in us and the love that we started this whole thing with.”
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“Happy 8th Anniversary to the love of my life. I love you baby! Here’s to year #9 and beyond!” Nick wrote.
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Vanessa, 38, shared on her timeline, “13 years together, 8 years married, 3 kick a** kids and ONE Crazy Beautiful Love!”
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She continued, “Damn, I’m glad we found each other!!! And I’m still ‘So Into You’? I Love YOU & I Love US! Happy Anniversary, Baby. Here’s to Our Forever. ❤️.”
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Nick and Vanessa have three kids: Phoenix, 2, Brooklyn, 4, and Camden, 6.
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The glowing pair tied the knot on July 15, 2011 on Sir Richard Branson’s private Necker Island, in the Caribbean.
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What do you think of Nick and Vanessa’s anniversary posts? Sound off in the comments!
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Nick, 45, wrote on Instagram, “Wow, 8 years!! Babe, it hasn’t always been easy and it hasn’t always been smooth......but it’s ALWAYS been ‘US’. I wouldn’t trade these 8 years, building our forever, for anything in the world.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“There is truly no one else I could do this with! You are everything to me, please always remember that,” the 98 Degrees singer continued. “I am far from perfect but please believe that my goals and dreams for us and our family are perfect. I won’t stop trying until I get there.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“It started with two crazy kids, throwing caution and common sense to the wind, and now we have 3 beautiful angels to show for it,” he said. “Their perfect faces represent all that is good in us and the love that we started this whole thing with.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“Happy 8th Anniversary to the love of my life. I love you baby! Here’s to year #9 and beyond!” Nick wrote.
Vanessa, 38, shared on her timeline, “13 years together, 8 years married, 3 kick a** kids and ONE Crazy Beautiful Love!”
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She continued, “Damn, I’m glad we found each other!!! And I’m still ‘So Into You’? I Love YOU & I Love US! Happy Anniversary, Baby. Here’s to Our Forever. ❤️.”
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Nick and Vanessa have three kids: Phoenix, 2, Brooklyn, 4, and Camden, 6.
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The glowing pair tied the knot on July 15, 2011 on Sir Richard Branson’s private Necker Island, in the Caribbean.
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What do you think of Nick and Vanessa’s anniversary posts? Sound off in the comments!
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